This year’s Tinsel & Treasures holiday market (T&T) will be held Thursday, September 26, through Saturday, September 28. Not only does T&T provide you with the opportunity to get your holiday shopping done in one place, but you also get to experience the excitement and joy of the holiday season in September with a General Admission ticket for $15! The sights and sounds of Christmas fill the CAJUNDOME Convention Center during market, and various events make your time there even more special. Please remember that the CAJUNDOME’s clear bag policy will be enforced.

Preferred Shopping hours are Thursday from 9-11a.m., before general market opens. Attendees will enjoy live Christmas music from Vermilion Strings along with a hot breakfast while also getting to have the first pick from merchants. A limited number of special event tickets are available for Preferred Shopping hours and are $35. The merry of Preferred Shopping hours is sponsored by Joseph & Swan Eye Center.
The general market then opens to the public at 11 a.m. on Thursday, and the only time strollers are allowed during market is from 3-8 p.m. on Thursday. General Admission tickets are $15, and children 10 years of age and younger are admitted free. A couple of special children's events, which are included with your purchase of a General Admission ticket, are scheduled for Thursday.

The first is Santa Sneak Peek, from 3-7 p.m. Bring your children to see Santa, tell him their Christmas wish list, and take home a complimentary picture with Santa from Nouveau Photeau. Cupcakes and coloring sheets will be available, and children will also be able to make their own Christmas ornament. The fun and joy of Santa Sneak Peek are sponsored by Acadiana Pediatric Dentistry.

Cocoa with Mrs. Claus occurs Thursday from 4-7p.m. on the second floor of the holiday market. There, your children will enjoy magical story time and singing with Mrs. Claus while sipping cocoa and eating Christmas cookies. Cocoa with Mrs. Claus is joyfully sponsored by Roots Pediatric Dentistry.
Friday night brings Ladies’ Night from 5-8 p.m. DJ Bubba Guillory will be spinning tunes and a signature cocktail will be available for purchase by all General Admission ticket holders. You can elevate your experience through our Ladies’ Night VIP event with the purchase of a VIP ticket for $35. VIP ticket holders will receive a VIP gift bag, which includes coupons and goodies from merchants, one free specialty cocktail drink ticket, access to the VIP lounge in center court where hors d’oeuvres will be served, and an opportunity to enter a drawing for a door prize. During Ladies’ Night, attendees can purchase tickets for the Wine Pull where each ticket holder can take home a bottle of wine. Wine Pull tickets are $20. The theme for Ladies’ Night is Pretty in Pink and you are encouraged to show up in your favorite shade of pink to enjoy an evening of shopping bliss.
Don’t forget to Shop the Top, where everyone who shops on the second floor is able to enter their name into the drawing for door prizes which are given out every hour.
The hours for Tinsel & Treasures are 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. on Thursday; 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. on Friday; and 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Saturday. We hope to see you all at Tinsel & Treasures, where your holiday shopping dreams come true!
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